fictileadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈfɪktʌɪl/,

/ˈfɪkt(ᵻ)l/, U.S.

/ˈfɪkt(ə)l/,

/ˈfɪkˌtaɪl/

Etymology: < Latin fictil-em, < fingĕre to fashion: see -ile suffix.

A. adj.

1. Capable of being moulded, suitable for making pottery. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [adjective] > plastic

malleablec1395

pliablec1475

submissivea1593

waxen1594

cereous1601

mouldable1626

shapeable1647

soluble1650

fictile1676

wax-like1748

plastic1791

society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [adjective] > tractable

beisuma1225

treatable1303

waldinc1485

tractable?1504

towardly1513

obsequent1520

conformable1547

unwilful1570

sonsya1622

ductile1622

obedible1622

ductible1623

unobstinate1632

ducible1633

docile1647

fictile1676

amenable1680

tawie1786

trottya1913

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > clay > [adjective] > of clay: suitable for the potter

fictile1676

figuline1686

1676 J. Evelyn Philos. Disc. Earth 23 The several fictile Clays.

figurative.1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. i. ii. 10 Ours is a most fictile world; and man is the most fingent plastic of creatures.

2. Moulded into form by art; made of earth, clay, etc. by a potter.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [adjective]

fictile1626

maiolica1867

potted1902

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §841 Fictile Earth is more fragile than crude Earth and dry wood than green.

1655 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. I. iii. 92 I was but fool'd To worship in his room a fictile deity.

1662 J. Evelyn Sculptura i. 5 And why may not the Tori, Brawn, or Collops of fat be express'd by these raised Figures, and they Torosæ plump, and..en bon point, as well as Fusil and Fictile ones?

1840 T. D. Fosbroke Encycl. Antiq. (new ed.) I. v. 96 The Etruscans, who were famous potters, used to make fictile coffins.

1855 G. M. Musgrave Ramble Normandy 281 Curiosities..fictile and fossil.

3. Of or pertaining to the manufacture of earthenware, etc.; having to do with pottery. Also (rarely) Skilled in or devoted to fictile art.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > pottery-making or ceramics > [adjective]

pressorian1612

ceramic1850

fictile1854

1854 H. D. Thoreau Walden 281 I was pleased to hear that so fictile an art was ever practised in my neighborhood.

1864 C. P. Smyth Our Inherit. in Great Pyramid (1880) i. i. 5 That too graphic religion which the fictile nation on the Nile ever delighted in.

1888 Arts & Crafts Catal. 46 And Fictile Craft grew with his [man's] knowledge.

B. n.

A fictile vessel.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > [noun] > earthenware vessel

crockc1000

pigc1450

pot1463

muga1522

olla1535

test1545

capruncle1657

fictile1849

cruche1856

figuline1878

1849 J. Weale Rudim. Dict. Terms Archit. ii. 183/2 Fictile, an earthen vessel or other article, moulded and baked.

1888 Arts & Crafts Catal. 45 These Fictiles tell the story of his first Art-instincts.

Derivatives

ˈfictileness n. the quality or fact of being fictile.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [noun] > plasticity

malleability1644

malleableness1644

fictileness1727

plasticity1727

mouldability1890

1727 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fictile
释义	fictileadj.n. Brit. /ˈfɪktʌɪl/, /ˈfɪkt(ᵻ)l/, U.S. /ˈfɪkt(ə)l/, /ˈfɪkˌtaɪl/ Etymology: < Latin fictil-em, < fingĕre to fashion: see -ile suffix. A. adj. 1. Capable of being moulded, suitable for making pottery. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [adjective] > plastic malleablec1395 pliablec1475 submissivea1593 waxen1594 cereous1601 mouldable1626 shapeable1647 soluble1650 fictile1676 wax-like1748 plastic1791 society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [adjective] > tractable beisuma1225 treatable1303 waldinc1485 tractable?1504 towardly1513 obsequent1520 conformable1547 unwilful1570 sonsya1622 ductile1622 obedible1622 ductible1623 unobstinate1632 ducible1633 docile1647 fictile1676 amenable1680 tawie1786 trottya1913 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > clay > [adjective] > of clay: suitable for the potter fictile1676 figuline1686 1676 J. Evelyn Philos. Disc. Earth 23 The several fictile Clays. figurative.1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. i. ii. 10 Ours is a most fictile world; and man is the most fingent plastic of creatures. 2. Moulded into form by art; made of earth, clay, etc. by a potter. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [adjective] fictile1626 maiolica1867 potted1902 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §841 Fictile Earth is more fragile than crude Earth and dry wood than green. 1655 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. I. iii. 92 I was but fool'd To worship in his room a fictile deity. 1662 J. Evelyn Sculptura i. 5 And why may not the Tori, Brawn, or Collops of fat be express'd by these raised Figures, and they Torosæ plump, and..en bon point, as well as Fusil and Fictile ones? 1840 T. D. Fosbroke Encycl. Antiq. (new ed.) I. v. 96 The Etruscans, who were famous potters, used to make fictile coffins. 1855 G. M. Musgrave Ramble Normandy 281 Curiosities..fictile and fossil. 3. Of or pertaining to the manufacture of earthenware, etc.; having to do with pottery. Also (rarely) Skilled in or devoted to fictile art. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > pottery-making or ceramics > [adjective] pressorian1612 ceramic1850 fictile1854 1854 H. D. Thoreau Walden 281 I was pleased to hear that so fictile an art was ever practised in my neighborhood. 1864 C. P. Smyth Our Inherit. in Great Pyramid (1880) i. i. 5 That too graphic religion which the fictile nation on the Nile ever delighted in. 1888 Arts & Crafts Catal. 46 And Fictile Craft grew with his [man's] knowledge. B. n. A fictile vessel. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > [noun] > earthenware vessel crockc1000 pigc1450 pot1463 muga1522 olla1535 test1545 capruncle1657 fictile1849 cruche1856 figuline1878 1849 J. Weale Rudim. Dict. Terms Archit. ii. 183/2 Fictile, an earthen vessel or other article, moulded and baked. 1888 Arts & Crafts Catal. 45 These Fictiles tell the story of his first Art-instincts. Derivatives ˈfictileness n. the quality or fact of being fictile. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [noun] > plasticity malleability1644 malleableness1644 fictileness1727 plasticity1727 mouldability1890 1727 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1626
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